Lobby Collective Hostel

There is was a full kitchen that can be used outside breakfast hours It’s really far from everything unless you take a bus everywhere. The showers didn’t drain at all.

Overall good value. We got a private room with private bath, bed was comfy. We had a lovely breakfast and also used their kitchen facility to prepare our dinner. There is a bus stop right in front of the property. I definitely recommend this lodging to other travellers. Cannot think of anything bad. You have done a good job !

Excellent environment, feels like home

Nice stay, good location just a quick 15min walk to the centre, everything you need is nearby - bus and supermarket right across the street. There is a nice common space for coworking, plenty of space to chill inside and outside and the staff is helpful :) The bunk beds suck, everytime one person moves the whole thing shakes so it is really hard to have a good sleep.

Comfortable, super friendly staff, and a lot of information about the area and what to do, air conditioned rooms A bit far out of the city center, expensive for a hostel (during peak season it was 100 euros per bed

Everything was great. Thank you

Close enough to walk to old city. Nothing comes to mnd.

No complaints

I absolutely loved my stay at Lobby, definitely felt like home! The kitchen is big and fully equipped, there’s a cozy space to chill and watch TV, and the rooms are clean and spacious. The whole vibe is super relaxed and welcoming. The host was amazing – so helpful, kind, and genuinely nice. And the best part? Right in front of the hostel, there’s a bus stop for the city’s public transport, plus a supermarket just steps away. Don’t think twice – just book it! You won’t regret it!

Everything was simply great - the facilities, the team, the comfort, the social life. Definitely will come back!

When you ring the bell or open the door, the sound of Pavarotti singing welcomes you. Which is awesome. Flavio, a man at the reception, was friendly but also extremely helpful. He helped improve my stay in Lecce which I didn't plan in too great a detail beforehand. Flavio recommended good restaurants nearby according to my preferences. There's a grocery named DOK supermercati less than five minutes away from the place. It's open until 9 pm which is helpful if you're out the whole day as I was for the conference. And once Flavio learned the reason I needed to depart early in the morning my last day was to catch the morning flight from the Brindisi airport, he advised me to use the train rather than the airshuttle bus which my conference organizers advised prior to my stay. His advice was helpful. The train station is much closer to the hostel than the bus station. I think I walked to the train in 25 minutes. I didn't mind the much longer walk to the airshuttle bus stop my first day of stay because I planned to do sightseeing in the city centre my first day. I loved the place, Lecce is stunning. If you like baroque and antiquity and Italy, you will love Lecce as I do now. My last day, I would have to use the taxi to catch the airshuttle bus. So Flavio helped me spare the taxi ride by directing me to the train. The train ride is also cheaper than the airshuttle bus ride. My train ran on time and in Brindisi at the station, there's a bus stop right in front of the building. The bus is headed for the Brindisi airport and I think it is operated by the train company. I didn't need to buy a separate ticket for that bus. If you need to wait a quarter of hour like I did, there's a nice caffeteria at the station in Brindisi. I was satisfied overall. Perhaps one annoying fact is that the place is a little bit out of the city centre. The public transportation connection to the centre is also not really great. At least I didn't find the connection useful and instead walked to the city center on feet. It's something like half an hour walk. Along the way, you walk the lengthy Leuca street which is nice, filled with tiny shops and nice places to eat, talk, or get a men's haircut. Taking into account the price-quality ratio, this accommodation is really a great choice if you don't like pricy hotels or if you prefer the hostel vibe and the company of nice people. Hostel offers optional breakfast I think for 5 euros. Which is always good to have and which I enjoyed for the price which I think is reasonable. One thing I should also mention is that I probably contracted some skin disease from the key to my room. The key looks like watches which you wear on your wrist. My last day I realized I contracted some skin disease which it took two weeks to heal. Was I the reason or was there something on the Key before I arrived? I will not know. But perhaps the key wasn't purified before it was given to me. Perhaps the hostel takes some preventive measure next time and organize some purification into the process. Until then, assure that your key is purified. Let the hostel know if you have some skin issue when you arrive.

Superb

State of the art hostel

Exceptional

Very good

Maybe new bed with corners

Exceptional

the hostel DID NOT GAVE ME MY KEY DEPOSIT MONEY BACK

The location was nice. Not very far from the city. Hostel was very clean and had the 2 best dogs. Their heating was not working. Even the hostel volunteers were not able to turn on the heating. Everyone in the hostel was complaining how cold it was in the night.

Lobby Collective is a no-nonsense hostel about 30 minutes walking from Lecce's historic center. There's a good supermarket across the road where you can buy anything for your meals prepped in the shared kitchen and enjoyed in their sunny garden. Staff is friendly, rooms are comfy enough, and shared spaces are clean and useful. There's an easy self check-in system if you arrive after 8pm. Bonus: They warmly welcome cyclists like myself! It's off season so not many other guests to interact with, but that's probably entirely different in summer!